For the first time in over a year, more than forty agencies from Pickerington, Franklin and Fairfield County will converge – in person – at Pickerington Main Library. Participating as part of the library’s Community…
Luck O’ the Irish: St. Patrick’s Day Grab-and-Go Kits Available for Pick-up
By Krista, Reference Assistance One object that may come to mind when hearing the phrase “Luck O’ the Irish,” is the shamrock, a specific type of clover. St. Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland, used…
Top 5 Reasons to Love Your Pickerington Public Library!
By Lauren, Homework Help Center Coordinator Imagine the library as Grand Central Station: a community hub filled with routes for information, entertainment, and social connections. Visitors might know exactly what train to catch, or they may need a guide to help them reach their destination. Armed with a map or not, it’s difficult not to stop…
Library Recommends: Black History Month Books and Documentaries for Adults, Teens and Kids
By Laura, Reference Librarian Black History Month was conceived by Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard historian who is widely recognized as the founder of African American academic studies. He chose the week coinciding with the birthdays of abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. By the 1940s, organizers began expanding to a month-long…